Don't nearly have enough time being impressed with "Prospects" like Geno Smith like you do. In 08 there's Matt Ryan, hence I registered. This year there's Luck. These are what you called legitimate top qb picks.

Look at his precision, it takes talent to do what he's doing regardless of the defenses he's seen. We'll learn more going forward, but don't downplay the ridiculous production to date.

The fade on the TD to Bailey was on the money. Another long pass to Bailey was dropped right over the shoulder and he had CBs blanketing him on those two throws. So beautiful. I need to re-watch this game. Like, right now.

Look at his precision, it takes talent to do what he's doing regardless of the defenses he's seen. We'll learn more going forward, but don't downplay the ridiculous production to date.

In the NFL, if you make a wrong throw based on a wrong decision, then it's gonna be disastrous regardless of of the precision you throw it with. Heck you can throw it with more precision than Verlander and Ed Reed or Woodson's still gonna bring it 50 yards the other way.

Nfl's not gonna provide you with corners who trail your WRs by three yards all the way every time you throw go routes; nor is it gonna give you 50 square feet of space to throw into just because you WR comes off a wheel route; the least and last Nfl would give you is 10 seconds to "go through" your progressions

Yes, Baylor's defense was horrible, but that was an absurdly good performance by Smith. Even the difficult throws by him were perfectly accurate. He had four fade routes to Bailey in the game that were absolute pictures of perfection. Yes, he couldn't throw for 600+ yards and eight touchdowns with only 6 incompletions and no sacks against a good defense, but there isn't a college QB who ever could put those numbers up against a good defense. You can't blame Smith for taking advantage of the opposing defense. That was the best game I have seen played by a college QB in recent years.

From today's game, how many times would you say that Geno made the "wrong throw based on a wrong decision"?

My point is not that he made wrong decisions today, but that the entire Baylor defense was nowhere, absolutely nowhere near the caliber to put him into any distress where he would make wrong decisions. That's why in spite of all the firework he put in the air and the jaw-dropping numbers printed in stat-sheets, his performance today needs to be taken with more than a grain of salt. Much more.

I know that Oklahoma and Kansas State played each other, but have any of those defenses played an offense as explosive as West Virginia's yet? Or anything really close to it for that matter? I don't necessarily disagree with you, I'm interested to see how he shreds (performs against) those defenses as well... lol. People are just quick to point out that WVU hasn't played anyone yet but at the same time, a lot of those teams above haven't either. Can't wait to see Geno and this offense take on the giants of the Big 12.

Yes, Baylor's defense was horrible, but that was an absurdly good performance by Smith. Even the difficult throws by him were perfectly accurate. He had four fade routes to Bailey in the game that were absolute pictures of perfection. Yes, he couldn't throw for 600+ yards and eight touchdowns with only 6 incompletions and no sacks against a good defense, but there isn't a college QB who ever could put those numbers up against a good defense. You can't blame Smith for taking advantage of the opposing defense. That was the best game I have seen played by a college QB in recent years.

I am afraid in the NFL defenses will be too fast for him and struggle mightily to read defenses.

How many QBs in this draft, or any other, can't you say this about? NFL defenses are faster than the fastest college defenses and disguise their stuff better. Every QB has to learn to adapt to the speed of the game and learn how to diagnose NFL defenses. Guys like Cam Newton and Robert Griffin weren't exactly world class when it came to reading defenses, but it neither held them back in the draft nor prevented them from doing pretty well so far in the NFL.

Generally the question is "Can I teach this guy to read a defense" not "can this guy read a defense right now". The throws that Smith is capable of making aren't throws that everybody can make, so that's why you look long and hard at him. The things he doesn't do right are things you can teach, and the fact that his footwork has improved dramatically from last year is what really makes you excited about this kid.